Tesla Motors is sending one of its electric sports cars on a 3,100 mile road trip from Los Angeles to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. What would normally take just 6 days is going to take 19 days since the Tesla can only go 244 miles on each charge. I have always viewed the Tesla as a nice dream car to own, but from realizing the limits of the range of this electric car, this trip sort of gives me a negative view of the car.

I am sure the car can be great for commuting daily if you can afford it but the fact that if you were to take the car on a road trip cross country would take three times as long sounds sort of lame. Of course a 3,100 mile road trip isnt something everyone does on a regular basis but you can’t even make it from San Francsico to Los Angeles (about 380 miles) in one charge makes the car seem a little more useless.

“On November 1^st the state abruptly cut all processing payments to its more than 2,400 recycling centers including 20 in San Francisco.  This was after an initial July cut of 85 percent.  According to a report put out by Californians Against Waste, the move is projected to cost consumers $100 million in increased fees for beverages, lead to the closure of 1,100 recycling centers, and put 5, 000 people employed in the recycling industry out of work – many of whom are at-risk youth, the Los Angeles Times reported.”

This is sad news to hear that recycling programs are being cut back. The state of California is broke and I guess is trying to cut back basically everywhich way it can, but green jobs are important to keep, especially if it is helping troubled youths. There will also be less recycling sites due to the cutback in subsidized recycling facilities.

via SFGate and MissionLocal.org